Envelope or onvelope...

cleanbluesky · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:54

I've always thought that it was just poor English to pronounce it onvelope, but I also heard a newscaster use the pronounciation earlier today...

So, which is it?

I only use envelopes, personally.

Jumpingmedic · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:56

Envelopes. Dunno about the "correct" English.. but that's what my family and I use.

me227 · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:57

xyphic · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:58

Think pretty much everyone I grew up with used or uses 'envelope'. Coming from Barnsley, that probably means that's the commoner's pronunciation. But then I don't know many southerners who say it the other way either.

Skunkworks · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:58

I always pronouce it En....

Atari · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:58

Envelopes. I've heard people say it the other way, and it just sounds wrong.

ErNciLator · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:58

urnvelopes - yorkshire

but i say envelopes

Hlebio · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:59

ENvelopes for me too.

Lopéz · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:59

On a similar note, is it HEATHrow or heathROW. Which syllable does one emphasise?

Kell_ee001 · 4 Sep 2006 at 21:59

I say "en" and Answers.com says "en"

And HEATHrow

Logic Zero · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:00

HEATHrow here

Onvolope too

Spuderoony · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:00

I hate these notions of "poor English" and "well spoken" which a few people on here seem to have been sadly conditioned into believing actually mean anything of substance.

Hate · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:02

Lopéz said:
On a similar note, is it HEATHrow or heathROW. Which syllable does one emphasise?

i dont emphasise any :|

Royality · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:19

Hate said:
i dont emphasise any :|

Likewise, in fact I fear that comment may have confused me - it's just heathrow... :confused:

Tru · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:23

Envelope, although Blue Peter always tried to convince me otherwise.

Edit: Also, HEATHrow. I always pronounce NEWcastle incorrectly.

cleanbluesky · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:24

Spuderoony said:
I hate these notions of "poor English" and "well spoken" which a few people on here seem to have been sadly conditioned into believing actually mean anything of substance.

So you don't think you can speak proper, I take it? Or don't ever want to be judged, or can see no scenario whereby it may be useful?

Lopéz · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:25

It's almost impossible to pronounce a multi-syllable word without putting a slight (or heavy) emphasis on one syllable.

PinkPig · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:27

Royality said:
Likewise, in fact I fear that comment may have confused me - it's just heathrow...

I don't think it's possible not to say it without any emphasis at all (unless you sound very odd indeed) - if you heard it both ways I'm sure you'd get what he means.

monkeypants · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:30

Envelope, as it "envelopes" whatever you put inside it.

Pebbles · 4 Sep 2006 at 22:33

monkeypants said:
Envelope, as it "envelopes" whatever you put inside it.

But with envelopes in that context, the emphasis is on the 've' :confused:

You really say envelope like that?